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A group of six Republican lawmakers asked a federal labor board to reverse a preliminary ruling that expanded the definition of “employees” to include Northwestern University football players on scholarship, a decision that opened the door for the athletes to form a union. The lawmakers said Congress never intended for college athletes to be considered employees under federal labor law and doing so is incompatible with the student-university relationship. They argued that if the ruling applies to Northwestern football players, it would also apply to countless undergraduate students in a variety of extracurricular activities. The lawmakers are Rep. John Kline of Minnesota,...

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A group of six Republican lawmakers asked a federal labor board to reverse a preliminary ruling that expanded the definition of “employees” to include Northwestern University football players on scholarship, a decision that opened the door for the...